Estonia vs Romania: Government spending by function

Estonia
31.3%
in 2023
Romania
31.4%
in 2023
Estonia rank
25th
Romania rank
24th

Government spending by function over time

  • Estonia
  • Romania
0102030200720152023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 31.4% against 31.3% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 25th and Romania ranks 24th of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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